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Material Testing Division

Vadodara

Testing facilities available

Sr.No.	Name of Division	Material	Test details / Name of Test
1.		Coarse Aggregate	§ Grading or Mechanical Analysis § Impact § Soundness (5 cycles) § Loss angles abrasion § Crushing value § Specific gravity and water absorption § Flakiness index § Elongation index § Bulk density
			Chemical Analysis of Coarse Aggregate § Alkali reactivity test of coarse aggregate
2.		Fine Aggregate	§ Specific gravity § water absorption § Bulk density § Gradation § Finess Modulus § Silt content § Soundness
2.		Fine Aggregate	Chemical Analysis of Fine Aggregate § Organic Impurities test § Alkali reactivity test of fine aggregate
3.		Bricks	§ Compressive Strength § Water Absorption § Efflorescence test § Dimension and tolerance (Modular) § Suitability of soil for manufacturing bricks with burning at three temp.
3.		Acid Resistance Bricks	§ Compressive Strength § Water absorption § Flexural strength
4.		Building Stone	§ Compressive strength § Transverse strength § Weathering test § Durability test § Specific gravity (apparent) and water absorption § Specific gravity (true)
5.		Cement (Physical)	§ Consistency test § Initial and final setting time § Soundness test by § a) Le-chatlier § Compressive strength § Fineness test by Blain's air permeability apparatus § Compressive strength of cement concrete cubes or cylinders § Compressive strength of cement mortar cubes § Determination of best proportion of cement mortar § Flexural strength of concrete beam § Drying shrinkage
		Cement (Chemical)	§ Complete chemical analysis of Cement
			§ Testing of alkalies in cement
			§ Determination of free lime content in cement
			Part Chemical analysis of Cement: § Percent loss § Percent silica § Percentage of ferric oxide § Percent age Aluminum oxide § Percent sulphate § Percent Calcium oxide § Percent Magnesium oxide
6		Water	Complete chemical analysis of water Part Chemical analysis of water : § Sulphate § Conductivity § pH value § Carbonate & Bi-carbonate § chloride § sodium Potassium § Turbidity § Silt content (TSS) § Nitrate § Calcium § Flouride § Magnesium § Chemical Oxygen Demand § Betoriological Oxygen Demand § Heavy meterial § Total dissolved solids
7		Soil	· Chemical analysis of soil extract
			· Chemical analysis of Soil :
			· Determination of available Lime content in Soil
			· Organic matter of soil
			Base exchange capacity of soil
			Determination of cement content in hardened cement mortar
8		Concrete	§ Concrete mix design with cubes only § Concrete mix design with flexural strength test § Mass concrete mix design
			§ Permeability of cement concrete
			§ Flexural strength of given concrete mix § Non Destructive Testing by ultrasonic concrete tester § Determination of cement content of hardened concrete & mortar § Compressive strength of concrete core
			§ Permeability of cement mortar of size 10.5 cms
9		Lime	§ Fineness test § Initial & final setting time § Compressive strength § Determination of best proportion of lime / sand / flyash for mortar § Determination of best proportion of lime / surkhi / sand mortar with sukhi § Chemical analysis of lime
9		Lime	§ Determination of available Cao from burnt lime
10		Pozzolona Material (Flyash etc.)	§ Fineness by air permeability § Lime reactivity § Compressive strength § Suitability of soil for surkhi for three temperature § Determination of best proportion of cement / surkhi / sand mortar § Determination of permeability of cement, pozzolana, gravel mortar § Specific gravity of pozzolona
			§ Complete Chemical analysis of Pozzolona material
11		Steel	§ Tensile test including yield stress elongation § Bend test for M.S. & for steel
12		Tiles	§ Water absorption § Transverse strength § abrasion test § dimension and tolerance § flexural strength of canal lining block tiles § Flatness of the tiles surface (For 6 Nos. tiles) § Determination of perpendicularity (6 Nos. of tiles) § Determination of strength of cement concrete flooring tiles (For 6 nos. of tiles)
			§ Acid resistance of Tiles
13		Flush door and timber (Wood)	§ End immersion test (Flushdoor) § adhesion test (Flushdoor) § Moisture content (Wood) § adhesion test (Dry & Wet of plywood) § specific gravity of timber wood § Density of wood § Anatomy of wood § Compression parallel to grain § Compression perpendicular to grain
14		Hollow Bricks	§ Water absorption § Compressive strength § Breaking strength
15		A.C.Sheets	§ Transverse strength § Water absorption § dimension & Tolerance § Impermeability
17		Low density polythene film	§ Tensile test including elongation § Impact for LDPE § Measuring thickness of LDPE
19		Admixture	§ Compressive strength of admixture § Testing of water proofing compound
20		Membrane curing compound	§ Water retention test § Reflectance test § Drying time test
21		Epoxy mortar	§ Flexural strength § Compressive strength § tensile strength
22		Paint	§ Drying time § Finish § Resistant to heat § Spreading capacity § Colour test
23		Jute asphalt	Effect of sodium cloride and calsium sulphate on jute asphalt
24		Coal / coalash / flyash etc.	% Carbon in coal
25		FRP/PVC material	72 hours water absorption for FRP/PVC material